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enhttp://wamc.org/feeds/term/2692/rss.xmlThe Tang Opens 3 Exhibitions On 2/6http://wamc.org/post/tang-opens-3-exhibitions-26
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.tang.skidmore.edu">The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery</a> at Skidmore College is celebrating its Fifteenth Anniversary year with a Spring Opening Celebration on Saturday, February 6th, featuring three new exhibitions and a dialogue about the work and legacy of the artist Alma Thomas, and a concert on Thursday, February 18, featuring the acclaimed Bang on a Can All-Stars in a performance that will include a new work commissioned by Jack Shear and the Tang for the occasion.</p><p>The shows opening on 2/6 are <em>Alma Thomas</em>, <em>Borrowed Light: Selections from the Jack Shear Gift</em>, and <em>Elevator Music 30: Critter &amp; Guitari</em>.</p><p>Ian Berry is the Dayton Director at The Tang and he joins us now.&nbsp;</p><p>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:34:00 +0000Joe Donahue132235 at http://wamc.orgThe Tang Opens 3 Exhibitions On 2/6In Wake Of Fatal Crash, Skidmore Community Begins To Explore Next Stepshttp://wamc.org/post/wake-fatal-crash-skidmore-community-begins-explore-next-steps
<p></p><p>Nearly two weeks after three Skidmore college students were struck by an alleged drunk driver, college officials are beginning conversations on campus and throughout the community on how to move on from the tragedy that killed a freshman student.Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:52:09 +0000Lucas Willard127814 at http://wamc.orgIn Wake Of Fatal Crash, Skidmore Community Begins To Explore Next StepsUpdate: Skidmore Student From Lenox Killed In Accidenthttp://wamc.org/post/update-skidmore-student-lenox-killed-accident
<p>Police say a drunk driver hit three Skidmore students who were walking near the college Saturday night, killing one. <a href="http://www.skidmore.edu/news/2015/1101-president-glotzbach-addresses-community.php" target="_blank">Skidmore College said Sunday afternoon</a> the deceased student is freshman Michael Hedges of Lenox, Mass. First-year students Toby Freeman of New York City and Oban Galbraith of Shelburne, Vermont are in intensive care at Albany Medical Center, according to the college.</p>Sun, 01 Nov 2015 16:04:36 +0000Jim Levulis126920 at http://wamc.orgUpdate: Skidmore Student From Lenox Killed In AccidentPolice: Skidmore Employee Stole $250,000 In Electronicshttp://wamc.org/post/police-skidmore-employee-stole-250000-electronics
<p>A former employee of an upstate New York college has been charged with stealing more than $250,000 in electronic items from the school.Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:09:24 +0000124798 at http://wamc.orgUpcoming And "UpBeat" At The Tanghttp://wamc.org/post/upcoming-and-upbeat-tang
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>This week, <a href="http://www.tang.skidmoer.edu">The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College</a> announced a new upcoming exhibition entitled Dismantling The House, which opens Friday, August 21, and runs through October 18.</p><p>Ian Berry is the Director of The Tang and joins us now to tell us more about that and to fill us in on all other things Tang – including their UpBeat on the Roof summer concert series.</p><p>Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:10:00 +0000Joe Donahue & Alan Chartock120964 at http://wamc.orgUpcoming And "UpBeat" At The TangFrances Day At The Tanghttp://wamc.org/post/frances-day-tang
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://tang.skidmore.edu">The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College</a> will hold their annual Frances Day, a community open house from noon to 5 - Saturday, July 11th - full of art, art-making, food, music, and fun in honor of the museum's namesake.</p><p>Frances Young Tang was a wife, mother, and 1961 Skidmore College graduate who died in 1992. In her memory, the Tang family made a substantial donation that led to the Tang Teaching Museum becoming a reality. The museum opened in 2000. Frances Day honors Frances Young Tang's legacy of creativity and philanthropy with a day of free activities for art-lovers of all ages.</p><p>To tell us more about Frances Day, we welcome - Ian Berry, Dayton Director of the Tang Teaching Museum; Ginger Ertz, Museum Educator for K-12 and Community Programs; and the Museum Educator for College and Public Programs, Megan Hyde.</p><p>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:10:00 +0000Joe Donahue118971 at http://wamc.orgFrances Day At The TangSkidmore's Tang Teaching Museum Receives Granthttp://wamc.org/post/skidmores-tang-teaching-museum-receives-grant
<p></p><p>The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has received a $100,000 award to kick-start a fundraising campaign.</p><p>The Tang was awarded the challenge grant from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation.</p><p>Ian Berry, museum director, said Kelly, a recognized painter in New York's Hudson Valley, is a "critically influential artist" and that the award is critical as the museum grows its collection.</p><p>The fundraising effort by the museum will support an endowment to care for its collection of more than 7,000 objects.</p>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:00:00 +0000Lucas Willard118207 at http://wamc.orgSkidmore's Tang Teaching Museum Receives GrantSkidmore Student Found Responsible For Attack Suspended For Additional Two Yearshttp://wamc.org/post/skidmore-student-found-responsible-attack-suspended-additional-two-years
<p>The Skidmore College student found responsible for a sexual assault and whose readmission hearing sparked protests on campus and elsewhere has had his suspension extended by two years. Some advocates think the decision doesn’t go far enough.Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:18:50 +0000Lucas Willard112031 at http://wamc.orgSkidmore Student Found Responsible For Attack Suspended For Additional Two YearsSkidmore Students Protest Before Readmission Hearinghttp://wamc.org/post/skidmore-students-protest-readmission-hearing
<p>Students at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs Friday gathered to protest a readmission hearing for a student suspended for sexual misconduct and to support victims of sexual violence.Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:16:30 +0000Lucas Willard111121 at http://wamc.orgSkidmore Students Protest Before Readmission HearingAhead Of Hearing, Skidmore Students Speak Out Against Sexual Violencehttp://wamc.org/post/ahead-hearing-skidmore-students-speak-out-against-sexual-violence
<p>Ahead of a scheduled readmission hearing for a student sanctioned by Skidmore College for violating the campus’ policy on sexual misconduct, the national debate over campus sexual assault has found new voices among students in Saratoga Springs.</p><p>The issue of reporting campus sexual and gender-based misconduct has been at the forefront lately. In New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking private colleges and universities to adopt uniform assault reporting procedures. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is leading a charge nationally to combat campus sexual assault and violence.</p>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 17:56:02 +0000Lucas Willard111019 at http://wamc.orgAhead Of Hearing, Skidmore Students Speak Out Against Sexual Violence